This post was written by Namit Agarwal, Samhita Communications Manager. Last week of January each year XLRI, Jamsedhpur sets the stage for a series of dialogues propagating social development. National Conference on Social Entrepreneurship is an annual feature at XLRI to provide a common platform for stakeholders from the social sector to share, learn and interact. “We [...]

XLRI is hosting the 3rd National Conference on Social Entrepreneurship in Jamshedpur between 28th and 30th of January 2011. In a pioneering move, the XLRI team is webcasting the conference live! Click on the below link to learn more about this year’s conference, the agenda and the list of speakers: XLRI Conference Link Live Webcast

I’m just walking out of Confluence 2010, a remarkable event organized by National Social Entrepreneurship Forum (NSEF). Bringing together young people with keen interest and passion for social entrepreneurship together with some leading social entrepreneurs, the event resulted in an inspiring day of conversations and experience sharing. Below are some interesting snippets from the event: [...]

Xavier Labour Relations Institute (XLRI) Jamshedpur is set to organize its second national level conference on “Solutions for Inclusive Development” from January 29 to January 31, 2010. XLRI seems to have learnt a bit about the down side of the way conferences held in a conventional manner from its experience in its first conference They [...]

The Social Entrepreneurship Trust and Social Initiative Group for Managerial Assistance (Sigma) of XLRI, in association with Ashoka and Indianngos.com has planned its first XLRI Social Entrepreneurship Conference. The conference is scheduled to be at XLRI Jamshedpur on January 31st and February 1st 2009. The theme of the conference would be “providing access for sustainable [...]

ThinkChange India had earlier covered Fab India’s innovative business model for bringing the riches right at the doorsteps of the skilled and isolated rural weavers. A similar opportunity now knocks the doors of  tribal artisans of Jharkhand. Parichay, a non-profit founded by six first-year MBA students within the XLRI Jamshedpur campus, has inaugurated its ‘Design and Learning [...]

For your reading pleasure: International Relations: The India-Africa summit kicked off with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh promising to ease access from the world’s Least Developed Countries (LDCs). Said Singh, “under this scheme, India shall unilaterally provide preferential market access for exports from all the 50 least developed countries.” Green Energy: As we have been covering [...]